Baseball bat



Ilumme 24, 1924.

W. A. sHRoYER, JR

BASEBALL BAT Filed May 27 1922 ATTORNEY WILLIAM A. SHROYER,

PAPEENT @FFCE JB., OF DAYTGN, DHIO.

BASEBALL BAT.

Application led May 27,

To all whom 'it may conce/rn:

Be 1t known that I, VILLIAM A. SHHOYER,

i Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the countyvof Montgomery and State of hio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Baseball Bats or the like, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein y to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to improvements in base-ball bats,-l1avingparticular reference to all-metal bats.

The main object of the invention is to provide an all-metal base-ballbat that will have the essential qualities of wood bats, as lightness,spring, or resiliency and balance, which are qualities of wood ball batsof approved construction.

A further object of the invention is to overcome certain inherentdisadvantages which are common towood ball bats-as the grain of the woodwhich causes the bats to split, when not held properly, a ball isstruck, or upon throwing the bats on the ground, or opening of thegrain, caused by exposure of the bats to the weather, formation ofsplinters, and the ordinary fractures and indentures of the wood whichresult from rough usage.

Thus it is an object of the present inventionl to substitute metal forWood, which will eliminate all inherent'wealniesses in wood bats due tothe more fragile qualities of wood which causes it to become marred byexposure and rough handling.

A further object in my invention is to produce an all-metal bat in whichprovision is lmade to regulate the Weight balance and spring of the batsto meet the ideas or requirements of individual users,-the bats forstock being made to standard sizes, each size being adapted foradjustment as to weight by means of 'a weight insert which can beregulated as desired within required limits.

In a preferred form provision is made in4 my improved bat to reinforcethe wall of the striking portion of the bat to prevent indentures of theWall from the force of the impact when a ball or other object is struck.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a design for anall-metal bat which will be adapted for cheap production, which willresult, when produced in Aeither of the preferred forms of constructionherein illustrated and described, in a bat in all respects 1922. SerialNo. 564,246.

suited to the purposes for which it is intended and whichwill bepractically indestructable under normal usage.

in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating an all-metal batembodying the invention in a preferred form of construction;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bat illustrating certainmodifications of construction 5 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional viewillustrating further modifications of construction, and

Fig. 4t is a detail view of a part of the construction illustrated inFig. 2.

it will be understood that the different figures' of the drawingsillustrate the underlying principle of the invention, as well aspreferred forms of construction, and that further modications can bemade in the details of construction without departing essentially fromthe invention as defined and comprehended in the appended claims.

As illustrated in Fig. yl the bat comprises two longitudinal equal partsl and 2, joined one to the other by a butt Weld 3,- an internallythreaded lug welded to the ends of parts -l and -2 and shaped to form asymmetrical end for the bat,and a weight element -5 which is adapted tobe out to any suitable. length, as indicated by dotted cross lines, toeffect the weightand the desired balance of the bat. The knob -G isformed integrally with parts -l and 2, which are adapted, as here shown,to be produced with swedging dies from steel or brass tubing of anysuitable gauge. A

'he bat illustratedin Fig. 2 consists of a body portion -7 formed of anintegral piece of tubing by a turning or spinning operation to producethe taper,the knob 8, as here shown, being a separate piece, preferablya casting,"welded orv brazed on the tapered end of the tube. Theopposite end of the bat is closed by a symmetrical end -9 having athreaded aperture into which a Weight element -5 is threaded in the samemanner illustrated in Fig. l. An elongated truss, or

spider 10 is inserted, as here shown, in the end of the tube, adjacentthe piece -9, t0 reinforce the Wall whereby to prevent indenturesthereof,-the part- -10 being assembled in the tube preferably by a drivefit, or by securing the same in any suitable manner Mii knob 11, asherev shown, being; formed as an integral part of the tube 12. In this.construction the body of the bat, including the knob` l1, is alsoformed from a single piece of tubing by a spinning .or forming operationin which heat is applied to the metal during the operation for formingthe knob, and may also be applied in shaping the opposite inwardlycurved end' 13,

the end being preferably closed and then drilled or bored out to receivethe lug 14 an'd Weight 5 which are applied in the same manner asillustrated and described in connection with' Fig. 1. l

In making the all-metal bats in any of the forms illustrated,l itWilllbe understood that a guage of tubing Will be selected as will berequired for the Weight and strength of the bat, as Well as for thedesired spring at the tapered handle portion'. Y y

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. An all-metal base ball bat comprising an integral tubular membershaped to form the body of the bat including the knob, having itsopposite end adapted to receive a 'Weight element whereby to determinethe Weight and effect the balance of the bat, and having'an insert insaid end adapted to support the Wall of the tube.

2. An all-metal base ball bat comprising an integral tubularnembershaped to form the body of the bat, having a knob at one end, anda variable Weight element inserted at the opposite end whereby' todetermine the Weight and effect the balance of the bat.

3. An all-metal base ball bat comprising an integral tubular membersliapedto form the body of the bat, having a knob at one end, vaninternally threaded plug. secured to the opposite end of the bat, and avariable Weight element supported in said plug.

l 4. An all-metal base ball bat comprising an integral tubular membershaped to form the body of the bat, having a knob at one end, a plugsecured in the opposite end of the bat, and a Weight element supportedin said plug and adjustable by regulating the length thereof todetermine the Weight and effect the balance of the bat.

5. A metal base ball bat comprising a tubular member shaped to form thebody of the bat, having a. knob at one end and an end cap andreinforcement for the wall -of lie tube secured in the opposite end ofthe 6. A metal base ball bat comprising a tubular member shaped to formthe body of the bat, having a knob at one end and a reinforcement forthe Wall of the bat driven in the opposite end of the bat.

7 A metal base ball bat comprising a tube conforming to the shape of aball bat, having av knob at one end and a spider reinforcement insertedin the opposite end` to strengthen the Wall of the bat.

8. A metal base ball bat comprising a tube conforming to the shape of aball bat, having a knob at one end, and a Weight to balance the bat anda support for the Wall of the'tube inserted'at the opposite end of thebat.

9. A metal base ball bat formed of an integral tube having its strikingend Weighted to effect the balance of the bat, and reinforced to preventindentures thereof, and its opposite end tapered .and regulated by theguage of the tube and the degree of taper to effect the desired springof the bat.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

WILLIAM A. SHROYER, J R.

